SOUNDSCAN Report: MÖTLEY CRÜE, CROWBAR, KRISIUN, SONATA ARCTICA

February 16, 2005

The following are notable heavy metal/hard rock U.S. sales debuts for the week ending February 15, 2005, as reported by Nielsen SoundScan:

CROWBAR – "Life's Blood For The Downtrodden": 1,191
KRISIUN – "Bloodshed": 302
MAROON - "Endorsed By Hate": 111
MERCENARY - "11 Dreams": 159
SAMAEL - "Reign Of Light": 408
SONATA ARCTICA - "Reckoning Night": 579
USURPER – "Cryptobeast": 128

In other news, MÖTLEY CRÜE's "Red, White & Crüe" two-disc retrospective, released in conjunction with the band's new reunion tour, sold 45,390 copies in the United States in its second week to land at position No. 31 on The Billboard 200 chart. "Red, White & Crüe" has now shifted more than 135,000 copies since its release two weeks ago.

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